The Sargent Center is an outdoor education facility located in

Hancock, New Hampshire Hancock is a New England town, town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,731 at the 2020 census. Hancock is home to the Welch Family Farm Forest. The main village of the tow ...

, USA. Founded in 1912 by

Dudley Allen Sargent Dudley Allen Sargent (September 29, 1849 – July 21, 1924) was a United States educator, lecturer and director of physical training. Biography Dudley Allen Sargent was born in Belfast, Maine on September 29, 1849, the son of a ship carpenter and ...

, the facility has been offering educational programs to children and adults for over 100 years. The property is owned by Boston University, which operated the site until 2009. BU had planned to close down the camp on August 31, 2009, until Nature's Classroom stepped in to lease the property and continue operations starting in September 2009. The facility is currently run by Nature's Classroom. Nature's Classroom at Sargent Center offers school programs to middle school students in New Hampshire and Massachusetts from September through June, as well as a summer camp for children and conference programs throughout the year.

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